Club Serres for Unesco is an NGO based in Serres, encompassing the main UNESCO values in promoting non formal education, awareness-raising for social and environmental issues, encouraging active citizenship and social entrepreneurship.
It is run by a 9-member Board which convenes on a monthly basis and changes on a bi-annual basis. The Board oversees the activities of more than 50 volunteers. There is no membership fee nor any sort of revenue for the organization, save from selected projects proposals submitted for funding under EU Calls for Proposals, which cover specific project cycles.
Since its establishment in 1996, Club Serres for UNESCO has participated in several mobility projects comprising of exchanges, seminars and trainings and has a long experience in awareness-raising events and campaign organization.
Its main area of interest involves awareness-raising activities targeted to students and young adults, focused on multiculturalism as well as the promotion of European identity and youth empowerment.
It is involved in the promotion of elementary education, protection of nature and the protection of cultural heritage, organisation of camps of research and study, production of periodical form with informative documents., translation and/or adoption in the national and local languages of basic texts and documents of UNESCO and United Nations as well as youth exchanges, campaigns on International Days as they are nominated by the General Assembly of United Nations and the UNESCO, awareness-raising activities, promotion of EU identity, organization of seminars, trainings.
Basic documents of reference: The statute of “Club Serres for Unesco”, the Chart of United Nations, the Chart of Human Rights, the Statement for the Rights of Child etc
Through our activities we provide support and know-how to local actors such as the Municipality of Serres, schools, academic institutes, the local Museum of Natural History, etc.
